NBS: China's Jan-Apr ROM iron ore output drops 1% YoY

China's run-of-mine (ROM) iron ore output totaled 326.8 million tonnes during January-April this year, falling by 1% from the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

While earlier NBS data showed that ROM iron ore output during the first three months had dropped by 1.2% on year, the decline recorded for the past four months narrowed thanks to improved production during the past month, Myteel Global notes. In April alone, China produced 82.8 million tonnes of